TY  - BOOK
AU  - Torres, Jose Victor Z.
TI  - What Kapitan Tiago served and Padre Damaso ate: studies on Jose Rizal, his world, and his works 
SN  - 9786214481262
AV  - DS 675.8.R5 .T67 2021 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Quezon City, Philippines
PB  - Ateneo De Manila University Press
KW  - RIZAL, JOSE 1861-1896 -- STUDY AND TEACHING
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What Kapitan Tiago Served and Padre Damaso ate -- Telegrafo, Electricidad, y Punible Delito -- Annotating Colonial Histories -- A la Juvented de Filibusteros -- Bibliography
N2  - Who was Jose Rizal? While most Filipinos know him to be our national hero, many will find that there is a superficiality to their knowledge of the Filipino patriot. In this collection of essays, historian Jose Victor Z. Torres invites us to engage in an in-depth re-examination of how we see Rizal. Addressing the sociohistorical context of Rizal’s nineteenth-century world, his novels, and his ambitions, Torres offers a thought-provoking perspective on Rizal. By stripping away the title of pambansang bayani and delving into a deeper, more personal understanding of who he was through this work, we can reconfigure our perception of Rizal to gain a richer appreciation of his life and legacy. Beyond looking at Rizal as a hero, we might want to discover who Rizal was at the end of the day—a human being
ER  -